“Deregulation is a transfer of power from the trodden to the treading. It is unsurprising that all conservative parties claim to hate big government.” BigsGovernmentHatePartyClaimsConservativeTransfersBig GovernmentTreadingConservative PartyDeregulation Author:George Monbiot
“On issue after issue, the polls - and these are not snapshot polls; these are polls over a consistent period of time - show that most Americans share what one could call core liberal or progressive values: investment in health care and education over tax cuts; fair trade over free trade; corporate accountability over deregulation; environmental protection over laissez-faire policies; defending Social Security and Medicare over privatizing them; raising the minimum wage over eliminating it. The country prefers progressive alternatives to the failed policies of the conservative right.” CountryShowsCareValuesSocialIssuesCuttingShareSecurityPolicyHealthPeriodsTaxesFairsTradeInvestmentEnvironmentalConservativeProtectionCoreAlternativesHealth CareCorporateConsistentAccountabilityProgressiveMinimumSocial SecurityPollsMedicareMinimum WageTax CutsEliminatingFree TradeEnvironmental ProtectionLaissez FaireSnapshotsDeregulationFair Trade Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Wake up, America. The insurance companies took over health care. Wake up, America. The pharmaceutical companies took over drug pricing. Wake up, America. The speculators took over Wall Street. Wake up, America. They want to take your Social Security. Wake up, America. Multinational corporations took over our trade policies, factories are closing, good paying jobs lost. Wake up, America. We went into Iraq for oil.” WantCareAmericaSocialCompanyStreetsSecurityPolicyWallDrugWake UpTradeIraqOilHealth CareCorporationsSocial SecurityInsurance CompaniesPharmaceuticalMultinationalsSpeculatorsPricingDeregulationPharmaceutical CompaniesMultinational Corporations Author:Dennis Kucinich
“Utilities used deregulation to effect a series of mergers limiting competition. In order to accelerate profits, cost cutting ensued, involving the layoff of thousands of utility company employees, including some who were responsible for maintenance of generation, transmission, and distribution systems. A number of investor-owned utilities stopped investing in the maintenance and repair of their own equipment, and, instead, cut costs to enhance the value of their stock rather than spending money to enhance the value of their service.” UsedValuesOrderMoneyNumbersCompanyCuttingGenerationsEffectsCostResponsibleCompetitionSeriesIncludingInvestingProfitSpendingEmployeeInvestorsEquipmentDistributionUtilityInvolvingMaintenanceTransmissionAccelerateSpending MoneyMergersDeregulationLayoff Author:Dennis Kucinich
“One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.” GivingHeartOne ThingGoodnessLaborUnionsCorporationsOrganizeLabor UnionDeregulationOrganized LaborUnionismUnion SolidarityWorking Conditions Author:Molly Ivins
“It's incredible to see labor unions and environmentalists getting together to stop the corporate mentality that destroys both jobs and the environment.” TogetherJobsWorkEnvironmentLaborUnionsIncrediblesCorporateMentalityEnvironmentalistLabor UnionDeregulation Author:Bonnie Raitt
“Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.” ThinkingShouldTogetherCommunityRegulationGet TogetherDeregulation Author:Ed Rendell
“Winning control of the Senate would allow Republicans to pass a whole range of measures now being held up by Reid, often at the behest of the White House. Make it a major reform agenda. The centerpiece might be tax reform, both corporate and individual. It is needed, popular and doable. Then go for the low-hanging fruit enjoying wide bipartisan support, such as the Keystone XL pipeline and natural gas exports, most especially to Eastern Europe. One could then add border security, energy deregulation and health-care reform that repeals the more onerous Obamacare mandates.” WholeMightCareHouseWinningIndividualEnergyEnjoyNaturalWhiteSupportSecurityNeededRepublicanTaxesMajorsLowsEuropeAddFruitWideReformHealth CareCorporateRangeBordersGasAgendasWhite HouseSenateEasternNotableObamacareMandatesBipartisanPipelineEastern EuropeNatural GasKeystonesHealth Care ReformDeregulationTax ReformBorder SecurityCenterpieces Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Energy deregulation will be the largest transfer of wealth in history.” EnergyWealthTransfersDeregulation Author:Warren Buffett
“I paid every effort to seek deregulation throughout FEDEX's start-up and expansion periods, because the biggest impediment to our growth was the government regulations that restricted new entry into the air cargo market.” GovernmentGrowthEffortAirPeriodsPaidRegulationExpansionEntryImpedimentsGovernment RegulationCargoDeregulation Author:Frederick W. Smith
“More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substantial deregulation.” YearsGrowthTechnologyEnvironmentCompetitionCustomersRapidsNew TechnologyDeregulationRapid Growth Author:Stephen L. Carter